Hanoi’s economy has suffered heavily from social distancing and travel restrictions over the last 45 days, but in exchange the Covid-19 outbreak has been under control.

Some European countries have pledged to transfer Covid-19 vaccines to Vietnam.
 

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue met with President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union Duarta Pacheco in Vienna on September 6 as part of his trip to Austria to attend the fifth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament (WCSP5).

The Ministry of Health announced 12,481 new COVID-19 cases, including four imported, on September 6, bringing Vietnam’s total to 536,788.

The Hanoi Centre for Disease Control (CDC) has announced a list of COVID-19 hotlines for handling related information and opinions from local residents.

Pro-competitive policies can help Vietnam continue its progress in logistics sector and help the country recover quickly from the impacts of the pandemic, the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development said in its two latest reports.

Even during the social distancing period, Hanoi is still beautiful with its rich culinary culture through drawing which evoke love and nostalgia thanks to an initiative of the Urban Sketchers Hanoi group.

Commercial banks continued easing deposit interest rates in late August, causing deposits at banks to fall to a 10-year low.

The Vietnam Open Innovation Landscape Report 2021, the most comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the local startup and innovation ecosystem so far, is set to be released in December.

Steel enterprises have boosted exports while facing difficulties in domestic consumption due to the COVID-19 outbreak, according to the Vietnam Steel Association (VSA).

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According to Vietnam’s Trade Counselor in Germany Bui Vuong Anh, two-way trade between Vietnam and Germany reached $16 billion in 2019 and $15.2 billion in 2020.

Hanoi will tighten the check of travel permit from September 8 as part of efforts to ensure strict implementation of social distancing measures to prevent the spreading of COVID-19 pandemic.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on September 6 chaired a regular Government meeting, focusing on socio-economic performance in August and the first eight months of this year.

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The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is finalizing a draft Code of Conduct for Artists.

Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training Nguyen Van Hieu said about 6,600 students in the city are Covid-19 cases.

On the occasion of the National Day (September 2), the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) presented 270 gift packs worth more than VND229 million (US$10,000) to Covid-19 affected foreigners who are working and living in Hanoi.

The steering committee, led by HCM City Chairman Phan Van Mai, is responsible for developing a plan for epidemic prevention and control and economic recovery in the city after September 15.

Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, the industrial real estate market is still bustling with many merger and acquisition (M&A) deals and an increase in new industrial land areas.